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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private to public.
Class sizes are larger, but no complaints from DC about that so far. Academic teachers good. Art and PE bad; big difference. Kids are more diverse and friendlier.[/quote]

OP here. I agree that the academic teachers are much much better in public school. They seem to have a more realistic understanding of what kids can handle at a particular age. They know their subject matter better.

Totally agree about [b]art, music and PE, complete waste[/b]. Almost want to tell the public schools to give a voucher for the parents to either hire someone good for the specials or get the activities after school. [/quote]

It's a public school.  Most kids will not become great artists, musicians, athletes.  The point of the specials is to get them exposed to these things, not produce prodigies.  So, these lessons will be pretty basic.  Plus,[b] it's like 45min once a week[/b]. How much do you think they will learn doing something once a week for 45min.?  Yea, if you want your kid to have more exposure to these things, you're on your own.  But a lot of parents don't have time for after school activities/lessons, so providing these specials, even if basic and not great, is better than nothing.  A lot of schools around the country are getting rid of these specials due to budget constraints or focusing more on academics and testing.

I'm glad my DCs' public schools offer these. We came from a state where they were getting rid of these specials. I grew up with these things in my mediocre ES, and enjoyed them because my parents didn't have the time to take me to lessons, even if they got a voucher for it.[/quote]

In middle school, it is daily. They could get better quality teachers. If the private schools can afford good PE teachers and music teachers, so can the public schools since they pay more and have better bennies. Equipment might be limited in the public schools though. [/quote]

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